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A Vegetable Intake Guide for Expectant Mothers | How to Supplement Folate and Iron with Dried Vegetables
What you'll learn in this article. The vegetable intake needed per day during pregnancy and the nutrients you tend to fall short on. How to choose vegetables that efficiently supply folate and iron. Ways to keep using dried vegetables even through morning sickness. Recommended recipes and eating tips by pregnancy stage. Tips for quick cooking with dried vegetables. "Ever since I found out I was pregnant, meals... -
7 ways for vegetable-averse adults to overcome it without strain
What you'll learn in this article: common causes of adult vegetable dislike and "how taste works"; how to overcome vegetable dislike without strain using dried vegetables and vegetable powder; concrete tactics by disliked vegetable; ways to work it in and recipe examples you can keep up daily; the effect vegetable shortfall has on the body and a guide to improvement. "Children... -
Solve the Vegetable Shortage of Living Alone with Dried Vegetables | A New, Effortless Habit
What you'll learn in this article. The real reasons living alone leads to vegetable deficiency. Why dried vegetables are a perfect match for living alone. Concrete recipes and ways to work them in. A cost comparison with fresh vegetables. How to choose and store dried vegetables. "I know I should eat vegetables, but it's just hard..." When you start living alone... -
Nutrition Management in a Disaster | Nutrients That Run Short in Shelter Life and How to Address Them
Meals in evacuation life: "anything you can eat is fine" is dangerous. When an earthquake, typhoon, or other disaster strikes, the first thing on your mind is securing your safety. Meals tend to get pushed aside. But as evacuation life stretches to three days, then a week, the quality of your meals starts to greatly affect your physical and mental health... -
Dried vegetables for camping and hiking | lightweight, and they fix a vegetable shortfall
What you'll learn in this article. Why you fall short on vegetables outdoors and its effects on the body. Why dried vegetables are ideal for camping and hiking. The types of dried vegetables to bring and how to choose them. Easy recipes you can use in the field. Tips for packing and carrying them. When it comes to meals for camping and hiking—cup noodles,... -
How to Hold an In-House Tasting Event for Disaster-Stockpile Foods, Step by Step
What you'll learn in this article: why stockpile-food tasting events are effective as disaster drills; the concrete procedure and schedule from planning to execution; tricks for raising participation rates and tips for internal announcements; the mechanism of rolling stock and how to link it with tasting events; the cost-benefit... for persuading executives -
An office stockpiling plan to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake | How to think about food stockpiling
What you'll learn in this article: the projected damage of a Nankai Trough earthquake and the need for office stockpiling; how to calculate stockpile amounts based on Cabinet Office guidelines; concrete items and quantities of food stockpiles assuming long-term evacuation; the mechanism and operational points of rolling stock; how to prepare to the maximum with limited budget and space... -
Do dried vegetables have no nutrition? A nutrition-data comparison that clears up the misunderstanding
What you'll learn in this article. Why people say "dried vegetables have no nutrition." The results of comparing nutritional value with fresh vegetables using data. How drying methods differ in nutrient retention. A rundown of nutrients that decrease easily and those that remain. How to eat dried vegetables without wasting their nutrition. "Do dried vegetables really have any nutrition?... -
Stockpile Food for Stranded Commuters | A Practical Guide Compliant with Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinances
Tokyo's Ordinance on Measures for Stranded Commuters—is your stockpile of emergency food fully prepared? If an earthquake directly beneath the capital occurs, up to about 5.17 million stranded commuters are projected within Tokyo. Tokyo, through its "Ordinance on Measures for Stranded Commuters," imposes on companies an effort obligation to stockpile three days' worth for employees... -
International Hotel & Restaurant Show
「国際ホテル・レストランショー（International Hotel & Restaurant Show）」は、ホテル・旅館・高級レストランといった宿泊・外食の上位業態に向けた商談専門展です。客室備品やアメニティ、家具・インテリア、テーブルウェア、衛生・清掃用品、館内サー... -
Food & Catering Show
「フード・ケータリングショー」は、給食・弁当・中食・デリバリーといった「大量に調理して供給する」現場向けの食材・機器・資材が集まる商談型の展示会です。国際ホテル・レストラン・ショーや厨房設備機器展とともにHCJの構成展として東京ビッグサイト... -
Kitchen Equipment Exhibition
「厨房設備機器展」は、業務用の厨房機器・調理機器から食器洗浄・衛生・厨房設計までをまとめて集めた、調理現場の設備とオペレーションに特化した商談型の展示会です。国際ホテル・レストラン・ショー、フード・ケータリングショーとともに「HCJ」を構成... -
Supermarket Trade Show
「スーパーマーケット・トレードショー（SMTS）」は、全国のスーパーマーケットをはじめ、小売・卸・商社・中食・外食のバイヤーが集まる、食品流通業界向けの商談型展示会です。棚に並べる商品の仕入れ先を探すバイヤーと、自社商品を売り込みたいメーカ... -
CAFERES JAPAN（カフェ・ベーカリー・スイーツ店舗向け専門展）
「CAFERES JAPAN（カフェレスジャパン）」は、カフェ・喫茶・ベーカリー・スイーツ店・テイクアウト業態など、飲食店の開業と運営に必要な商材・機器・サービスが顔をそろえる専門展です。コーヒーやお茶といった飲料、製菓・製パンの原料、包装容器やデリ... -
FOOD STYLE Okinawa
「FOOD STYLE JAPAN ＜沖縄＞」は、沖縄コンベンションセンターで開かれる、外食・中食・小売の三業態に向けた沖縄最大級の食品商談展示会です。県内のレストランやホテル、スーパー、道の駅、土産店の購買担当者が集まり、地元の生産者・加工業者と直接商... -
FOODEX JAPAN
FOODEX JAPAN（フーデックス ジャパン）は、国内外の食品・飲料メーカーとバイヤーが集まる、アジア最大級の食の商談展です。海外からの輸入商社や外食チェーンだけでなく、国内スーパー・コンビニのバイヤーやPB（プライベートブランド）開発担当者も来場... -
Food & Beverage OEM Expo
「食品＆飲料OEM Expo」は、食品と飲料のPB（プライベートブランド）・OEM開発に特化した商談型の展示会です。受託製造メーカーが数多く出展し、自社ブランドの新商品を探す小売・外食・卸・メーカーの開発担当が来場して、その場で「作れる会社」を見つけ... -
FABEX 2026
ファベックス（FABEX）は、業務用食品・中食・外食にテーマを絞った専門展です。惣菜・弁当・調理済み食品を扱う中食メーカー、外食チェーンの商品開発、給食・宅配事業者、そして食材を供給する卸やメーカーが集まり、次のメニューや定番商品の素材を探し... -
Premium Food Show
「プレミアム・フードショー」は、ヴィーガン・プラントベース、ハラール、グルテンフリー、オーガニックといった「食のライフスタイル」を軸にした専門展です。東京ビッグサイト 東ホールで開かれ、健康志向やエシカル志向の来場者が集まるのが特徴です。... -
デザート・スイーツ＆ベーカリー展（東京）
「デザート・スイーツ＆ベーカリー展（東京）」は、洋菓子・和菓子・パン・冷菓・デザートに関わる原材料・機器・資材・サービスが勢ぞろいする、製菓・製パン業界向けの専門展です。日本食糧新聞社が主催する食の総合展「FABEX東京」の専門部門展として東... -
Hobby Cooking Fair
「ホビークッキングフェア」は、料理やお菓子づくりが好きな一般の来場者に向けて、新しい食材・調理器具・レシピを体験してもらう生活者向けの食のイベントです。日本最大級のハンドメイドイベント「日本ホビーショー」と同じ会場で開かれ、来場者の多く... -
NEXT TABLE Exhibition
「NEXT TABLE 〜これからの食卓展〜」は、食品メーカー・流通・生活者が同じ会場で出会い、家庭の食卓のこれからを一緒に考える食の総合イベントです。健康・時短・簡単調理・中食といった、日々の暮らしに直結するテーマの商品が並び、来場者はその場で試... -
西日本食品産業創造展’27
「西日本食品産業創造展」は、福岡・マリンメッセ福岡で開かれる西日本最大級の業務用食品総合展です。九州・西日本の食品メーカー、卸・商社、外食・中食の仕入れ担当が集まり、原料・素材から加工技術、包装・厨房機器までを一度に見て回れます。この記... -
FABEX Chubu 2026
「ファベックス中部（FABEX中部）」は、惣菜・デリカ・弁当・中食・外食業界に特化した中部（東海）エリアの業務用専門展です。名古屋のポートメッセなごやで開かれ、食材・調味料・厨房機器・包材から、店舗の省人化やメニュー開発のヒントまでを一度に見... -
デザート・スイーツ＆ベーカリー展（中部）
「中部 デザート・スイーツ＆ベーカリー展」は、洋菓子・和菓子・パン・冷菓・その素材や機器までを扱う、東海エリア向けの製菓・製パン専門展です。ファベックス中部と同時開催され、名古屋のポートメッセなごやで開かれます。首都圏の展示会に足を運びに... -
九州 農業WEEK（J-AGRI KYUSHU）
「九州 農業WEEK（J-AGRI KYUSHU）」は、グランメッセ熊本で開かれる西日本最大級の農業総合展です。スマート農業の機材から資材・畜産・脱炭素・経営支援まで、農業経営に関わる製品とサービスが集まり、九州はもちろん四国・中国地方の生産者や産地の担... -
ifia JAPAN 2026
「ifia JAPAN（国際食品素材／添加物展）」は、食品の中身をつくる原料・素材・添加物にしぼった専門展示会です。完成品ではなく「何で味と色と食感をつくるか」を売り買いする場のため、来場するのは食品メーカーの商品開発・調達・品質保証の担当者が中... -
Dried papaya
Papaya is a tropical fruit prized for its light sweetness and aroma, and drying concentrates the flavor and brings out its natural sweetness. Dried papaya carefully dries domestically grown produce at low temperature, locking in the flesh's fibrous texture and tropical aroma as-is. Confectionery, granola, drinks... -
Dried green papaya
Green papaya draws attention as a vegetable using the immature fruit, and because it contains a lot of the enzyme papain, its popularity as a health ingredient is rising. Dried green papaya carefully dries domestically grown fruit at low temperature, finishing it without losing flavor or nutritional components. Salads, stir-fries, soups, health... -
Dried mizuna
* Image 1 is mizuna, image 2 is Benihoshi mizuna. "Mizuna," a Japan-native vegetable long grown mainly in Kyoto. Agriture's commercial dried mizuna uses as its main raw material "Benihoshi mizuna" from the Phytorich series developed by a Kyoto seed maker, grown by partner farms in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture... -
Dried ginger
Made with young ginger so aromatic you're wrapped in a refreshing scent the moment it's dug up. Drying keeps its sharp, crisp pungency as is, with the aroma also intact. Beyond use as a raw material, powdering it lets you use it as a hidden flavor in various products... -
Dried yuzu
An ingredient made by carefully drying domestic yuzu, peel and all, retaining aroma and acidity as is. The aroma resists flying off even when heated, so it's usable in a wide range of foods such as confectionery and drinks. Adding just a little at the prep stage brings up yuzu's characteristic refined aroma, creating a natural afterglow that flavorings can't produce... -
Dried mibuna
"Mibuna," a Kyoto heirloom vegetable also familiar in Kyoto pickles. Among them, mibuna cultivated in Hiyoshi Town—the designated production area for Kyo-mibuna—is a gem reputed to be aromatic, with a tangy heat like a herb. Drying softens the faintly bitter flavor, with the heat elevating the umami for a refined... -
Dried cabbage
Made with cabbage grown at our partner farms in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture. Cabbage grown in a land of temperature swings is strongly sweet with firm leaf quality. This is cut large and slowly low-temperature-dried. Rehydrated, it has a crispness like spring cabbage and a chewy... -
Dried Shogoin daikon
"Shogoin daikon," a Kyoto heirloom vegetable born in the Shogoin area of Kyoto in the late Edo period. Its perfectly round, moisture-rich, soft flesh is resistant to falling apart when simmered and faintly sweet. Drying removes the moisture, producing a springy, bouncy texture and a refined richness and umami within the sweetness... -
Dried spinach
Dried spinach product overview. A commercial dried spinach using "Bentenmaru" from Takii Seed's Phytorich series, known for distinctive cultivar traits. It has little of spinach's characteristic harshness and aku, with strong sweetness. Raw material grown by partner farms in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, has its leaves... -
Dried cucumber
A commercial dried vegetable made by slicing fresh cucumbers grown at our partner farms in Kyoto Prefecture and slowly low-temperature-drying them. Unlike fresh vegetables, rehydrated with water it offers a distinctive "crunchy" texture. A popular product with many repeat buyers even in individual mail order, yet also commercial... -
Dried shiitake
Dried shiitake product overview. A commercial raw material carefully dried in three temperature stages, using shiitake grown at our partner farms in Kyoto Prefecture. Sliced thick, it combines a softer bite than typical dried shiitake with concentrated umami. Low in off-notes even when dried, once rehydrated it returns to fresh shiitake... -
Dried onion
Made with spring new onions grown at our partner farms in Kyoto Prefecture, which have overwintered and stored up sweetness. Slow low-temperature drying gently mellows the pungency, finishing with a fluffy sweetness and a melting texture. Add moisture and it's like a freshly cut new onion... -
Dried carrot
Made with tender, mild yellow carrots that shine in dishes. Faintly sweet even raw, this cultivar concentrates an even richer natural sweetness when dried, finishing with a richness you'd hardly think came from a vegetable. Sweetness spreads with each bite, so you can enjoy it like a dessert... -
Dried Kujo green onion
A commercial dried vegetable made by slicing and drying at our own factory the Kujo green onion known as a Kyoto heirloom vegetable. The green onion’s original fragrance and sweetness are concentrated, and a crisp texture remains even after rehydrating. It is suited to commercial use, especially for Japanese delicatessen, soups, and to... -
Dried mugwort
Mugwort is an aromatic herb long rooted in Japanese food culture, used widely in Japanese sweets, medicinal cuisine, and health teas. Dried mugwort is a raw material made by low-temperature drying domestic mugwort, sealing in its deep green color and aroma. It is suited to product creation that makes use of aroma and color—kusa mochi, dumplings, bath additives, herbal tea, and more... -
dried turmeric
ウコン（ターメリック）は、鮮やかな黄色と独特の香りが特徴のショウガ科植物です。乾燥ウコンは沖縄県産の原料を低温で丁寧に乾燥させ、クルクミンをはじめとする成分と自然な香りをしっかりと残しています。健康食品やサプリメント、スパイス原料、飲料... -
Dried Winter Melon (tougan)
Winter melon is a summer vegetable known for its mild yet gentle sweetness and juiciness. Our dried winter melon uses Kyoto-grown raw material carefully dried at low temperature, so it reproduces a natural texture and flavor even when rehydrated in stews and soups. Because it lets you handle high-moisture winter melon in a stable form, it is ideal for commercial kitchens and retort ... -
dried celery
Celery has a distinctive aroma and refreshing crispness, indispensable as an aromatic vegetable for Western dishes and soups. Dried celery low-temperature-dries domestic raw material, retaining its aroma and color as is. Rehydrated, its crisp texture returns, and with good aroma it's usable in many ways—soups, sauces, prepared dishes... -
dried red shiso
Red shiso is characterized by a distinctive aroma and color, an aromatic vegetable indispensable to Japanese food culture. Dried red shiso slowly low-temperature-dries domestic raw material, locking in its vivid red-purple color and rich aroma as is. It's used in many ways—furikake and yukari, pickles, health teas, confectionery ingredients, and more... -
Dried nameko
Nameko is a mushroom characterized by a distinctive sliminess and aroma, indispensable for miso soup and simmered dishes. Dried nameko low-temperature-dries domestic nameko and, when rehydrated, reproduces its characteristic sliminess and umami. Easy to handle and long-storable, it's ideal for commercial soups, prepared dishes, retort foods, and more... -
Dried Maitake
Maitake is so prized for its strong aroma and umami that it's called "matsutake for aroma, shimeji for flavor," and it's highly rated as a dashi ingredient too. Dried maitake slowly low-temperature-dries domestic raw material, concentrating flavor and umami. Rehydrated, its thick, meaty texture returns, and it's suited to a wide range of dishes—stir-fries, takikomi rice, soups, and more... -
Dried mango
Mango is a tropical fruit prized for its rich sweetness and mellow aroma. Dried mango uses fully ripe fruit grown in Miyazaki Prefecture, locking in natural sweetness and aroma by drying slowly at low temperature. The flesh color is beautiful too, for confectionery, granola, smoothies, and drink to... -
Dried pineapple
Product Overview of Dried Pineapple Pineapple's appeal is the sweet-tart flavor distinctive of tropical fruit. Especially by drying it, the sweetness and acidity concentrate tightly, and the fruity aroma stands out even more. Whether eaten as-is as a snack or as a confectionery ingredient...
